We provide investment banking, research, sales and trading, asset and wealth management, public finance, insurance, private capital, and family office services.
We are a family-owned financial services firm that values client relationships, long-term stability, and supporting the communities where we live and work.
The idea of family defines our culture, because each of us knows that our reputation is on the line as if our own name was on the door.
Our reputation as a leading independent financial services firm is built on the stability of our longstanding and highly experienced senior executives.
We are committed to corporate philanthropy; economic and financial literacy advocacy; and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Stephens is proud to sponsor the PGA TOUR, LPGA Tour, and PGA TOUR Champions careers, as well as applaud the philanthropic endeavors, of our Brand Ambassadors.
We host many highly informative meetings each year with clients, industry decision makers, and thought leaders across the U.S. and in Europe.
Mrs. Hurst is a Senior Vice President of Stephens Inc. She is employed in the Stephens Capital Management division of Stephens Inc. in Little Rock, AR. Stephens Capital Management is an operating division of Stephens Inc., and since 1982 has been a registered investment advisor. Mrs. Hurst is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the investment components of the StephensChoice platform and of the State of Arkansas Deferred Compensation Plan, known as the Arkansas Diamond Plan. She is Chairperson of the StephensChoice Investment Committee and the Stephens Allocation Strategies Investment Committee. Mrs. Hurst began her career in investments in 1982 at T. J. Raney & Sons.
Mrs. Hurst is a FINRA Registered Representative (Series 7) and a Registered Investment Advisor Representative (Series 66). Mrs. Hurst graduated with honors from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1989. She is a member of the New York Society of Analysts, the Arkansas Society of Financial Analysts, and the CFA Institute.